Water Weight Loss | to lose more weight

Here we look at the thermogenic effect of water weight loss to lose more weight. As part of a weight loss program, it can help. Water (dihydrogen monoxide) is involved in every bodily function.

It is the most important nutrient. We can go without food for weeks, but without fluid, we die of dehydration in a few days.

The other nutrients essential to life are proteins, fats, carbohydrates, minerals, and vitamins.

Because some nations tend to take an abundant supply of this drinkable liquid for granted, it might be difficult to get enthusiastic about it. It is, however, of critical importance. Think of it as "blue gold."

So, lets find out more about water weight loss.

The importance of water is like liquid blue gold

Our adult human bodies are about 60% water (dihydrogen monoxide). Because it makes up about 72% of muscle tissue, the more muscular we are, the more water we have in our bodies.

Protein structures contain water (dihydrogen monoxide). Components of muscle tissue such as protein, glycogen, creatine, and amino acids pull it into muscle tissue through osmosis.

Since fat lacks those components, there's no osmosis. So fat is a drier tissue than muscle.

Various toxins are stored in fat, and drinking sufficient water flushes out the toxins released from stored fat when it is degraded through exercise.

The stored form of carbohydrate in our bodies is glycogen, which also contains water. Every gram of glycogen gets stored with three grams of water).

This explains why, when we go on a low-carb diet, there is often a high initial loss of body weight. Without carbs, glycogen degrades quickly and eliminates the water stored with it. It is important not to confuse loss of body weight with fat loss. For every 1 and 1/2 to 2 pounds of body weight you lose, you'll lose 1 pound of fat.

Water is the primary solvent in our bodies. It dissolves vitamins, minerals, amino acids, glucose, and other nutrients. It also helps to transport, digest, and absorb nutrients.

sidebar quotation from Julia Ross: "There are six nutrients essential to life ...
In order of importance, they are water, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, minerals, and vitamins."

Water, which is a natural diuretic, flushes out elements such as sodium. This is important because sodium can cause us to retain dihydrogen monoxide and look bloated.

When fluid losses cause us to lose 1 or 2% of bodyweight we become dehydrated. Among other bad consequences, dehydration impairs the functioning of the brain.

So, let's first look at the thermogenic effect for water weight loss, and them move on to look at how much of this fluid we should consume.

The thermogenic effect of water weight loss

The thermogenic effect, how might it help?

Well, in conjunction with diet and exercise it can help to burn more body fat.

Experimentation has demonstrated the thermogenic effect of its intake. Within ten minutes, drinking just over a pint can result in a 30 percent increase in resting metabolic rate that peaks in about 30 or 40 minutes! The increased rate was fueled by fat in men and by carbs in women.

On the theory that the human body must work to increase its temperature by about fifty degrees, which requires calories, we always prefer to drink it chilled.

Also, if you drink water with your meals, you'll tend to eat less food. It's a good idea to drink a glass shortly before eating a meal; doing so it will make you feel full, thus naturally reducing your appetite and food intake.

The quantity to drink for water weight loss

So, what is the right quantity of water to consume?

Well, not surprisingly, drinking the right quantity requires a balance. Drinking too little and drinking too much water can both be hazardous to health.

Jerry Brainum, a science writer for "Ironman," whom we have come to respect over the years, recommends one milliliter of dihydrogen monoxide daily per calorie consumed. One ounce contains 30 milliliters. So, if you are eating 3,000 calories daily, you should be drinking about 3,000 milliliters, which is about three quarts.

Of course, this is a rough guideline. If you are exercising in hot conditions or eating a high-fiber diet or drinking alcohol, which increases fluid loss, you should drink more than the guideline suggests.

It still may not seem like a lot of water. Some bodybuilders drink three or four gallons daily! Many bodybuilders drink between one and two gallons.

Remember, though, that the dihydrogen monoxide content of some foods, especially fruits and vegetables, can be as high as 90% and that our metabolism generates nearly a pint of dihydrogen monoxide daily.

Unless you are drinking at least two quarts daily, you may not be drinking enough water for optimum health. If you are drinking over a gallon daily, unless conditions are abnormal you may be drinking too much for optimum health.

If you are following our exercise program you should probably drink between two-and-one-half and four quarts daily.

Since this is measurable, it's easy to do. Just make it a habit. If that's more than you've been getting, simply add a cup daily until you are within that range.

Drink most of it by late afternoon. (If you drink too much during the evening, it may disturb your sleep.)

Don't worry that, if you begin drinking that much, you'll have to urinate much more frequently. What happens is that your body will soon adjust; instead of going more frequently, you will simply put out more volume when you do go.

The quality of water that we need

It's important to drink clean water. If you obtain it from a municipal system, it's fine. You may not, however, have access to a municipal system, or you may be worried about its quality or not like its taste or odor.

Bottled water is an expensive option. Since treatment methods differ, the quality varies.

Most pitcher type/pour through filters reduce only a small number of organic contaminants. They require frequent filter changes.

Faucet-mounted carbon filters cannot control microorganisms and most are ineffective on many volatile organic compounds. Granulated carbon filters have a very limited ability to remove particulates, microorganisms, and organic or inorganic contaminants.

Reverse osmosis systems are slow and inefficient. 80 to 90% of the dihydrogen monoxide inflow is wasted, and they may remove desirable minerals. They also require high pressure.

Personally, though it's available, we have passed on municipal water. We've been drinking it from a well for many years and it's delicious!

We run it through a solid filter of activated carbon that removes contaminants and a UV light system that destroys microorganisms while retaining beneficial minerals.

Once one buys the system, it costs just 13 cents a gallon! We filter only for drinking or cooking, and the filter is replaced once a year. You may want to use the system even with a municipal source.

Working with exercise (if you are able)

So how can water weight loss used in conjunction with exercise.

Well, you can drink two large (10-ounce) glasses two hours before exercising. You may drink up to a quart during exercise.

If you instead drink a cold sports drink that contains minerals and either no or low [14 grams maximum] carbs, you'll get better water uptake. During strength training, we drink a blend of:

Web pages to help you further

Our recommended books for this page

The books are available at some good bookstores, especially Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk usually in Kindle and paperback form, sometimes as hardbacks. We encourage you to combine drinking well with eating correctly, exercising well (unless you are too overweight to exercise comfortably), and recovering well. If you found this page informative, these books are excellent further reading suggestions.

Suggestions about eating correctly for optimum health AND weight loss.

Bradford's Compulsive Overeating Help

Cordain's The Paleo Diet

Cordain's The Paleo Diet Cookbook

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